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ronald reagan would have hit that out of the park. bill clinton would have knocked that out of the ballpark. barack obama during the campaign was often praised for being very logical, no drama obama, and there's a lot of good things about that. but he could not connect emotionally. you could see he was attempting to tell this story about this average person who was asking for health care. ronald reagan would have told that story. bill clinton would have had you tearing up. there were no tears when barack obama said that. >> karen? >> look. ly agree and can see the point that i think democrats need to get back on offense in talking about health care reform, and i don't think it needs to be just emotional points being made. again, i think there are economic points to be made about why thisimperative. and we need to get out there and combat some of the misinfor make. there's not going to be rationing of care. >> that's ridiculous. you know, as the president has said from the beginning, if you like what you have, you can keep it. if you w
ronald reagan would have hit that out of the park. bill clinton would have knocked that out of the ballpark. barack obama during the campaign was often praised for being very logical, no drama obama, and there's a lot of good things about that. but he could not connect emotionally. you could see he was attempting to tell this story about this average person who was asking for health care. ronald reagan would have told that story. bill clinton would have had you tearing up. there were no tears...
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people ask me what i think ronald reagan would think of the tea party. i think he would be comfortable with the tea party. i said in fact he might be leading it. he was very, you know, he was seen to be somehow revolutionary in his day. and i think that it gives us energy. it gives the republican party energy. they vote republican. if they were to split off and become a third party, that would be very bad for the republican party. that's not where they are. they vote within the republican party. they work within the republican party. i think they're an advantage as far as the republican party is concerned. of course, that judgment may be subject to change depending on what happened. but that's what i think right now. i believe it's correct. >> if one were to look at the candidates, would it be fair to assume that the kind of candidates you would like would be the mitt romneys, the tim pawlentys, who are not the tea party candidates? this would be more the established republican -- >> nice try. nice try. you're not going to get me into the republican prim
people ask me what i think ronald reagan would think of the tea party. i think he would be comfortable with the tea party. i said in fact he might be leading it. he was very, you know, he was seen to be somehow revolutionary in his day. and i think that it gives us energy. it gives the republican party energy. they vote republican. if they were to split off and become a third party, that would be very bad for the republican party. that's not where they are. they vote within the republican...
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. >> jane, ironically, it was president ronald reagan, the icon of the conservative movement, who authorized then in the '90s terrorist cases in federal and civil courts. >> right. >> and a lot of those prosecutions happen. but where, now, does it go? what does the u.s. attorney general, eric holder, do, given that the obama administration has put closing guantanamo and moving away from these military tribunals so central to its case? >> well, it's really in a big mess, basically, to put it in a non-expert way. holder is looking desperately for a state in which they can hold a trial of khalid shaikh mohamm mohammed, which it's been nine years and he is yet to face justice because the system down in guantanamo was challenged in so many different court challenges. so they're looking desperately for a venue to hold this trial. and if they can't find one, there's an article in "the washington post" today that suggests where holder sort of hints that maybe they will have to go back to this whole military commission process, if congress forces them to do it. so it's just kind of a big, embarrassin
. >> jane, ironically, it was president ronald reagan, the icon of the conservative movement, who authorized then in the '90s terrorist cases in federal and civil courts. >> right. >> and a lot of those prosecutions happen. but where, now, does it go? what does the u.s. attorney general, eric holder, do, given that the obama administration has put closing guantanamo and moving away from these military tribunals so central to its case? >> well, it's really in a big mess,...
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i wouldn't say i won't support somebody for president who would do that because, like ronald reagan, that may be the best that we can get for the country. >> house democratic leader nancy pelosi sounded down right upbeat this morning about prospects for a deal to raise the debt ceiling. but there's one place she won't go on spending cuts. >>> there is a bipartisan discussion going on that is civil and constructive and they've come to some areas where they can possibly reach agreement. but nothing is agreed to until
i wouldn't say i won't support somebody for president who would do that because, like ronald reagan, that may be the best that we can get for the country. >> house democratic leader nancy pelosi sounded down right upbeat this morning about prospects for a deal to raise the debt ceiling. but there's one place she won't go on spending cuts. >>> there is a bipartisan discussion going on that is civil and constructive and they've come to some areas where they can possibly reach...
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if you thing of ronald reagan and george bush senior, clearly the elites preferred them. what's the mood right now among its elite? >> well, let me emphasize one point. both romney and obama will be acceptable to them. you know, the day that both are very careful, prak mattic souls. at the same time there's no doubt there's a clear preference for obama in the region. how many presidents do you know have spent their childhood in asia. how many speak the asian agents and have a sensitivity that obama has. so i guess the clear preference, too, would be for obama over romney. >> the one country, i mean if you had a survey in which they asked countries whom you'd prefer, i think all the countries were polled. one country was pakistan, which i assume thinks it will have fewer drone attacks if romney is president, which i think maybe be a mistaken assumption. one place not polled that would also be possibly true, israel. would you say in israel romney would be preferred to obama? >> it's not that simple. i think they're just as divided. it's absolutely true that the israeli cent
if you thing of ronald reagan and george bush senior, clearly the elites preferred them. what's the mood right now among its elite? >> well, let me emphasize one point. both romney and obama will be acceptable to them. you know, the day that both are very careful, prak mattic souls. at the same time there's no doubt there's a clear preference for obama in the region. how many presidents do you know have spent their childhood in asia. how many speak the asian agents and have a sensitivity...
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james baker was ronald reagan's most important lieutenant, so who better to tell us how to get a deal done in washington today. i spoke to him at the baker center at rice university indown. >> mr. secretary, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you so much, pleasure to be with you. >> so you have been chief of staff, secretary of treasury, you know this moment, the president is negotiating with congress over a budget. what would you do if you were to put yourself in the place that tim geithner is or john gaboehn is, how would you play this? >> i think it's very important that the top levels of both parties are involved in the negotiation and that they get together as soon as possible. because what we really need is a grand bargain to deal with the terrible state of our economy, we're fiscally bankrupt, we didn't have the dollar, we might be greece, we have got to deal with our debt bomb, we have got to face the fiscal cliff that's coming in a couple of weeks. >> so you know what both sides are saying? the president is saying there's no way to make the math work. without raising the rates
james baker was ronald reagan's most important lieutenant, so who better to tell us how to get a deal done in washington today. i spoke to him at the baker center at rice university indown. >> mr. secretary, pleasure to have you on. >> thank you so much, pleasure to be with you. >> so you have been chief of staff, secretary of treasury, you know this moment, the president is negotiating with congress over a budget. what would you do if you were to put yourself in the place...
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. >>> still ahead for us, a new debate about ronald reagan. his son, ron, writes he believes his dad suffered from all alzheimer's disease while he was still in office. but next, new leadership at the republican national committee. >> now the task becomes harder because president obama is waiting for you. and i went online to find a way. ♪ what really excited me about chantix -- it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. while you're taking the medication, for the first week, you can go ahead and smoke. [ male announcer ] prescription chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these symptoms or behaviors, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could
. >>> still ahead for us, a new debate about ronald reagan. his son, ron, writes he believes his dad suffered from all alzheimer's disease while he was still in office. but next, new leadership at the republican national committee. >> now the task becomes harder because president obama is waiting for you. and i went online to find a way. ♪ what really excited me about chantix -- it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. while you're taking the...
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i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous with destiny. [ male announcer ] ...he inspired our company... with his optimism, his belief in innovation, and his entrepreneurial spirit. [ man ] for general electric, here is ronald reagan. ♪ >>> i'm candy crowley. congressman john larson said earlier on this program that democrats had the 216 votes necessary to pass health care reform. the vote is scheduled for later this afternoon. >> republican congressman mike pence said his party would use every means at their disposal to oppose the measure. >> in iraq they're still counting the ballots two weeks after the parliamentary election. prime minister nuri al maliki is requesting a manual recount of the tight race. he says it is necessary to protect the democratic experience and preserve the integrity of the electoral process. initial results show his coalition is leading in 17 of the 18 provinces. up next, more of "fareed zakaria gps." he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so
i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous with destiny. [ male announcer ] ...he inspired our company... with his optimism, his belief in innovation, and his entrepreneurial spirit. [ man ] for general electric, here is ronald reagan. ♪ >>> i'm candy crowley. congressman john larson said earlier on this program that democrats had the 216 votes necessary to pass health care reform. the vote is scheduled for later this...
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reagan's side in the end of the cold war. >> the lesson i learned from ronald reagan is you can't do it in one speech. no matter how brilliant the speech on tuesday night you have to go out and convince the american public of why you're there, particularly when you need the support of the congress. the biggest problem the president has today is he's got so much on his plate. he has job summit on thursday. he's going off the following week to do copenhagen and get the nobel peace prize and the christmas parties and the rest of it and there's nothing sustained and you have the health care being battled on the congressional front. so i think the bottom line here is he's got to basically realize he can't do it in one speech and it has to be a sustained effort and an educational process and the educational processes is we'll build them an army and once they have an army that they can defend themes and defend the region then we can back away. that will take a couple of years and the moment we start waving the white flag, we'll lose that battle very quickly. >> even as the president tries t
reagan's side in the end of the cold war. >> the lesson i learned from ronald reagan is you can't do it in one speech. no matter how brilliant the speech on tuesday night you have to go out and convince the american public of why you're there, particularly when you need the support of the congress. the biggest problem the president has today is he's got so much on his plate. he has job summit on thursday. he's going off the following week to do copenhagen and get the nobel peace prize and...
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ronald reagan pulled away from jimmy carter in october. >> makes the case for an open race. that and a whole lot more coming up at the top of the hour. >> looking forward to it, erin. thank you. >>> the obama administration already suing three states because of their tough immigration laws, and considering now taking three additional states to court. at issue, new state restrictions on imgags the administration believes goes beyond state authority. just this week, the justice department demanded that alabama provide recent school enrollment data. they want to know if that is scaring the children of illegal immigrants away from attending school. two other states already battling the obama administration in court happen to be early stops in the republican presidential nominating contest. south carolina and the state that started it all, arizona. as titles go, you can't beat it, "scorpions for breakfast,," the title of jan brewer's new book. governor brewer is with us today. most of this book is about your fight with sb-10 in the state, your fight with the federal government ov
ronald reagan pulled away from jimmy carter in october. >> makes the case for an open race. that and a whole lot more coming up at the top of the hour. >> looking forward to it, erin. thank you. >>> the obama administration already suing three states because of their tough immigration laws, and considering now taking three additional states to court. at issue, new state restrictions on imgags the administration believes goes beyond state authority. just this week, the...
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ronald reagan faced a similar dilemma with the marcos. he ran a repressive regime but was an alli of america. unrest in the philippines began in august of '93 when they assassinated an opposition leader. it took ronald reagan three years to decide to push marcos to leave office. bill clinton faced a somewhat similar problem with indonesia in 1997. and for months all of the administration did was issue calls for reform. finally, a year and a half after the protests began, the clinton admission ak quee he issed as the imf pushed him out of office. it took barack obama one week to shift from a policy of supporting mubarak to calling for a transition to democracy. maybe that's an eternity in the world of cable news but it's fast in my clock. first, that exaggerates washington's power, imagine if the president asked mubarak to leave and he hadn't. it doesn't acknowledge the real tradeoff washington confronted ensuring other allies, if they ever faced protest, he would throw them at the drop of the hat. i think obama administration found a pote
ronald reagan faced a similar dilemma with the marcos. he ran a repressive regime but was an alli of america. unrest in the philippines began in august of '93 when they assassinated an opposition leader. it took ronald reagan three years to decide to push marcos to leave office. bill clinton faced a somewhat similar problem with indonesia in 1997. and for months all of the administration did was issue calls for reform. finally, a year and a half after the protests began, the clinton admission...
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if you think of ronald reagan and george bush sr., clearly the asians, certainly asian elites preferred them. what's the mood right now among asia's elite? >> well, let me emphasize one point. both romney and obama will be acceptable to the asians. you know, the day that both are very careful, pragmatic souls. romney has surged to the center after he got the republican nomination, and you're right, in general republicans have done very well in asia. at the same time to be absolutely accurate, there's no doubt there's a clear preference for obama in the region. how many presidents do you know have spent their childhood in asia. especially like indonesia, how many speak the asian and have a sensitivity that obama has. so i guess the clear preference, too, would be for obama over romney. >> the one country, i mean if you had a survey in which they asked countries whom you'd prefer, i think all the countries were polled. except one that preferred obama, that one country was pakistan, which i assume thinks it will have fewer drone attacks if romney is president, which i think may be a mistak
if you think of ronald reagan and george bush sr., clearly the asians, certainly asian elites preferred them. what's the mood right now among asia's elite? >> well, let me emphasize one point. both romney and obama will be acceptable to the asians. you know, the day that both are very careful, pragmatic souls. romney has surged to the center after he got the republican nomination, and you're right, in general republicans have done very well in asia. at the same time to be absolutely...
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that's not what ronald reagan stood for and barack obama should remove it. >> ronald reagan raised taxes 16 times. you're right, it's not ak are the -- accurate. >> he was against socialized health care. we could go on and on. >> you can go to the website. >> it's not reaganomics. >> on nald r >> reagan wanted to uncomplicate the tax code. >> i guess we could talk about every president. next time we'll go to the whole website. as i let you go, we have to bring up the parity the republicans are doing because of the website. you have to see their comeback. obama with einstein and bill gates in the early das of microsoft. do we have that image? we were supposed to have that image. gosh darn it. never mind. i guess you're going to have to go online and see it. we'll have to go see it. >> exactly. >> thank you. >> thank you, kyra. [ male announcer ] research suggests the health of our cells plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪ one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. ♪ it has more of seven antioxidants to support cell health.
that's not what ronald reagan stood for and barack obama should remove it. >> ronald reagan raised taxes 16 times. you're right, it's not ak are the -- accurate. >> he was against socialized health care. we could go on and on. >> you can go to the website. >> it's not reaganomics. >> on nald r >> reagan wanted to uncomplicate the tax code. >> i guess we could talk about every president. next time we'll go to the whole website. as i let you go, we have...
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when the president leaves like ronald -- leads like ronald reagan or bill clinton he leads for bipartisan. >> the vice president has some advice on what kind of gun to buy. >> you should be able to go buy a flame thrower, buy an f-15, buy an m1 tank, buy a machine gun, buy a grenade launcher, and you can't do those things. d it ? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. what's the rush? and every day since, two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousa
when the president leaves like ronald -- leads like ronald reagan or bill clinton he leads for bipartisan. >> the vice president has some advice on what kind of gun to buy. >> you should be able to go buy a flame thrower, buy an f-15, buy an m1 tank, buy a machine gun, buy a grenade launcher, and you can't do those things. d it ? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. what's the rush? and...
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of president ronald reagan. i hope tea partiers and house republicans will step back and say wait a minute. this is a patron saint. this is what he said. you had senator barack obama who voted against the debt ceiling as well. they are trying to hold on to the ideology. >> the president's meeting with house republicans at the white house and the republican leadership and the speaker and majority leader. what's next in the efforts to avoid a huge debt crisis? as time runs out for both sides to come to a deal, some americans are making their voices heard. this is democracy in action. stay with us we will tell you what they are saying ♪ [ doug ] i got to figure this out. i want to focus on innovation. but my data is doubling. my servers are maxed out. i need to think about something else when i run. [ male announcer ] with efficient i.t. solutions from dell, doug can shift up to 50% of his company's technology spend from operating costs to innovation. so his company runs better, and so does doug. dell. the power
of president ronald reagan. i hope tea partiers and house republicans will step back and say wait a minute. this is a patron saint. this is what he said. you had senator barack obama who voted against the debt ceiling as well. they are trying to hold on to the ideology. >> the president's meeting with house republicans at the white house and the republican leadership and the speaker and majority leader. what's next in the efforts to avoid a huge debt crisis? as time runs out for both...
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ronald reagan -- >> he was my age when he said that. >> ronald reagan -- >> it wasn't like he was young. this is what i find a bit odd. he was my age. i'm 47. i think he was about 47. it was 1994. that's what i find to be odd about it. he wasn't young. i couldn't imagine changing my belief about something like abortion at this age. >> sure. i think as we get older, i think we do change. when i say older, i'm talking about every year as we mature -- >> don't you think politicians do it for other reasons? are you not slightly suspicious -- >> no, i think governor romney, what you see with him is what you get. this is what he believes. this is his position. i appreciate his position where he is today on abortion. i appreciate the fact where he stands on the biblical definition of marriage between a man and woman because this is a huge issue in this election, whether people want to admit it or not, for evangelical christians, for churches across the board in the united states, this is the number one issue. >> gay marriage? >> the definition of marriage. god instituted marriage and for the p
ronald reagan -- >> he was my age when he said that. >> ronald reagan -- >> it wasn't like he was young. this is what i find a bit odd. he was my age. i'm 47. i think he was about 47. it was 1994. that's what i find to be odd about it. he wasn't young. i couldn't imagine changing my belief about something like abortion at this age. >> sure. i think as we get older, i think we do change. when i say older, i'm talking about every year as we mature -- >> don't you...
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i was a political director for ronald reagan. we had to compromise on everything. we had a democratic house of representatives. every minute that ronald reagan was president. we did the reagan economic plan, had to compromise. didn't get everything we wanted. we did 1986 tax reform -- >> does it worry you that you've got a field that doesn't look like they want to compromise on anything? i mean, $10 in spending decreases as opposed to $1 in taxcenters a pretty darn good deal. and none of them went for it. >> well, candy, i don't feel bad about having a republican field that knows better than to negotiate against yourself with the news media. now i suspect if you got into a room where you were actually negotiating how that you're going to try to get this country's economy out of the terrible shape it's in right now and get some americans back to work because unemployment is so high, in the reality of that, yeah, i think there would be a lot more compromise than you see when the munews media says we'l stake out your position so the democrats or republicans can throw
i was a political director for ronald reagan. we had to compromise on everything. we had a democratic house of representatives. every minute that ronald reagan was president. we did the reagan economic plan, had to compromise. didn't get everything we wanted. we did 1986 tax reform -- >> does it worry you that you've got a field that doesn't look like they want to compromise on anything? i mean, $10 in spending decreases as opposed to $1 in taxcenters a pretty darn good deal. and none of...
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i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous with destiny. [ male announcer ] ...he inspired our company... with his optimism, his belief in innovation, and his entrepreneurial spirit. [ man ] for general electric, here is ronald reagan. ♪ >>> the violence raging in northern mexico hit closer to home when a pregnant u.s. consulate worker and her husband were shot dead in juarez just across the border from el pass soemplt there were more than 2,600 killings in juarez alone last year. joining us now the mexican ambassador to the united states. welcome ba would elcome back to "the situa room." a lot of parents are nervous about letting their college kids and others go to mexico on spring break. how worried should they be? >> whenever people travel abroad, you have exercise caution, precaution is necessary, but what's going on in mexico, being concerned about juarez and sending your kids to cancun is like saying there was a hijacking or mugging in new orleans and you're going ton holidays to new york ci
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reagan used to do. >> first of all, this is a national crisis. we need to speak together with one another and try to come up with solutions about how to deal with this crisis. it is a real crisis. the idea that we can not have a national conversation about differences. just last week at the democratic convention, there were whole prime time addresses dedicated to criticizing governor romney for things he said about foreign policy while our fighting men and women are fighting in after dwan stan. the same was true in the 2008 election when our men and women were fighting in iraq. there were criticisms made in the context of the can tame. one could understand in the context of a presidential campaign when we are dealing with weighty national issues, we should be able to have a discussion. >> there will be one focused on foreign policy as you well know. does mitt romney support continuing more than $1 billion a year in military and economic assistance to egypt? >> much more. it is over $1 billion in military aide and then a quarter of a billion in mi
reagan used to do. >> first of all, this is a national crisis. we need to speak together with one another and try to come up with solutions about how to deal with this crisis. it is a real crisis. the idea that we can not have a national conversation about differences. just last week at the democratic convention, there were whole prime time addresses dedicated to criticizing governor romney for things he said about foreign policy while our fighting men and women are fighting in after dwan...
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. >> president reagan. >> ronald reagan. >> ronald reagan used to say -- >> ask them to go in there with all they've got, win one for the gipper. >> in case you did not recognize that last clip it was from knute rockne "all american", the young actor, ronald reagan, proof of one degree of separation between politics and football. fred? >> all right, thanks so much, candy. be sure to watch candy crowley every sunday morning. she's the host of "state of the union" 9:00 a.m. eastern time. >>> president obama is staying close to home this week. on monday and wednesday and friday he has white house meetings. tuesday, he hosts the white house second annual science fair. and then thursday he hosts the italian prime minister at the white house. here is a look at where the 2012 contenders will be this week. on monday, newt gingrich, mitt romney and ron paul are all in florida. and rick santorum is in minnesota and colorado. on tuesday, gingrich heads to ohio as he looks forward to super tuesday. and at the end of the week, all of the candidates head to cpac. be sure to watch all the results of th
. >> president reagan. >> ronald reagan. >> ronald reagan used to say -- >> ask them to go in there with all they've got, win one for the gipper. >> in case you did not recognize that last clip it was from knute rockne "all american", the young actor, ronald reagan, proof of one degree of separation between politics and football. fred? >> all right, thanks so much, candy. be sure to watch candy crowley every sunday morning. she's the host of...
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some in the reagan administration are dismissing the claims by ronald reagan, jr., and the man who served as his chief of staff in those days said that i think that ron is in the business of selling books, and from the beginning to end, day in, day out, he was in command. he was flly in command. and bill bennett who served as education secretary under president reagan, he said, in all of my interactions with the president, i never witnessed anything that gave me concern with him. his book is set to begin next week. >>> let's dig deeper with david gergen who was adviser to four u.s. presidents including ronald reagan and what do you make of the claims by the son, ron reag reagan, david? >> well, i'm sure that ron has written a good book and i look forward to reading it. i am surprised he revived these claims because they are dismissed by so many, and doctors who worked with him, and howard baker who came in concerned that he might be or had heard rumors that the president was slipping and came out to say i found him as vital as ever. what i do think is that there is a -- it has been my und
some in the reagan administration are dismissing the claims by ronald reagan, jr., and the man who served as his chief of staff in those days said that i think that ron is in the business of selling books, and from the beginning to end, day in, day out, he was in command. he was flly in command. and bill bennett who served as education secretary under president reagan, he said, in all of my interactions with the president, i never witnessed anything that gave me concern with him. his book is...
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at this point in their presidencyies ronald reagan was only at 37%, bill clinton was 47%. after suffering big midterm election losses, they were both re-elected easily. this president has learned lessons from reagan and clinton and has made key adjustments after last november's shellacking, shaking up his staff and moving to the center on issues like tax cuts. >> in order to move forward, he had to do that deal. and i certainly don't think he caved. >> reporter: some liberals bitterly disagree, but so far there's no sign of a serious primary challenge to the president. and he may also be helped by the republicans' muddled field so far. but ed gillespie argues that tough competition could help the gop, just like the democratic primary of 2008. >> shame on you, barack obama. >> reporter: while the pundits warned that the long drama of clinton v. obama would hurt the party, just the opposite happened. >> it made obama better. when he emerged as the nominee, he was a stronger nominee for it. >> reporter: by 2012 the president will have had four years of hand-to-hand combat, th
at this point in their presidencyies ronald reagan was only at 37%, bill clinton was 47%. after suffering big midterm election losses, they were both re-elected easily. this president has learned lessons from reagan and clinton and has made key adjustments after last november's shellacking, shaking up his staff and moving to the center on issues like tax cuts. >> in order to move forward, he had to do that deal. and i certainly don't think he caved. >> reporter: some liberals...
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to ronald reagan's vice president george h.w. bush? >> i don't know if he's been asked that directly, but i'm going to guess at his answer. back then rick perry like a lot of texans was a southern conservative democrat. john, you may be too young to remember but we used to have people like that in the south. we don't really anymore and perry followed the course that a lot of texans did when they became republicans. i first moved to texas in the mi mid-'70s and having grown up in brooklyn, new york and living in florida i was shocked at the people in east texas who called themselves democrats. to my view they never should have been democrats and that's what rick perry was, i can't imagine it will be a big problem in this campaign, but we'll see. >> as we await this debate and two more over the course of the next couple of weeks, a style point, does he throw the first punch or does he prefer to wait and counterpunch? >> i can see him throwing the first punch. in the 2002 debate, he got a lot of punches in the debate. i'm most inter
to ronald reagan's vice president george h.w. bush? >> i don't know if he's been asked that directly, but i'm going to guess at his answer. back then rick perry like a lot of texans was a southern conservative democrat. john, you may be too young to remember but we used to have people like that in the south. we don't really anymore and perry followed the course that a lot of texans did when they became republicans. i first moved to texas in the mi mid-'70s and having grown up in brooklyn,...
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the only guy who did worse ronald reagan at 41%. the guy with the 41 went on to win 49 out of 50 states. you look at these numbers they are interesting but don't tell you much about 2012, do they? >> not that. you can't fall off the floor. that's good news for barack obama. he's about as low as he needs to get. reagan had an advantage. he didn't have to change his narrative. he came in, america can do anything you want. he stuck with that all through his term. barack obama has gone left. he has to pivot back towards the middle. he can do that. i think we'll see a whole lot more of that. >> ronald reagan agreed the largest tax increase in history. he was remarkably flexible and he would not recognize the republicans today setting their feet in stone. reagan was much more flexible than these guys. but, again, it's not a left-right thing. it's an up-down thing. americans are mad at the elites and that includes corporate elites and government elites like the president as well. but i think if he can, you know, start to channel some of ou
the only guy who did worse ronald reagan at 41%. the guy with the 41 went on to win 49 out of 50 states. you look at these numbers they are interesting but don't tell you much about 2012, do they? >> not that. you can't fall off the floor. that's good news for barack obama. he's about as low as he needs to get. reagan had an advantage. he didn't have to change his narrative. he came in, america can do anything you want. he stuck with that all through his term. barack obama has gone left....
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many people disparaged ronald reagan as a rather limited -- intellectually limited actor but they were all very distinguished presidents and led effectively. we'll get back to that. all that's needed, it's conceptually simple and the playbook is well known. is for the elected leader of the country to say we have a serious crisis. these are the proportions of the crisis. this will happen if we don't deal with it. this is our plan of action to deal with it and i ask for your support. as long as it's plausible, the people will support that. but it's not happening. >> a unique perspective on america. conrad black, pleasure to talk to you. we'd love to have you back. >> i'd always be delighted to speak with you, fareed. very nice talking with you again. >>> up next, what does war do to a country? i'm going to show you some images from syria that will get you thinking. [ gerry ] you really couldn't have come at a better time. these chevys are moving fast. i'll take that malibu. yeah, excuse me. the equinox in atlantis blue is mine! i was here first. it's mine. i called about that one. it's m
many people disparaged ronald reagan as a rather limited -- intellectually limited actor but they were all very distinguished presidents and led effectively. we'll get back to that. all that's needed, it's conceptually simple and the playbook is well known. is for the elected leader of the country to say we have a serious crisis. these are the proportions of the crisis. this will happen if we don't deal with it. this is our plan of action to deal with it and i ask for your support. as long as...
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his son jeb has making headlines saying that bush 41 and ronald reagan would not fit in with today's gop. of course, republicans poubsed pounlsed, including grover norquist who called the remarks foolish and bizarre. jeb bush came out on twitter to say i want to clarify. he said the point i was making is this. the political system today is hyper partisan. both sides are at fault. you know what, general, come on this show. we agree. john, let's -- i guess start with this. how big of a split is there in the gop between jeb bush and governor quist? bush recently also saying i'm not a guy to be on board with that anti tax pledge? >> it's fascinating these are the two faces of the split within the gop right now. jeb bush versus grover norquist and seeing a growing number starting to question the wisdom of the anti tax pledge. and when jeb bush says his father, ronald reagan, might not have been welcomed in the current republican party, that's not a matter of opinion, that's a matter of litmus test. you can check down the box. it would be true for goldwater, too. it is a real challenge whe
his son jeb has making headlines saying that bush 41 and ronald reagan would not fit in with today's gop. of course, republicans poubsed pounlsed, including grover norquist who called the remarks foolish and bizarre. jeb bush came out on twitter to say i want to clarify. he said the point i was making is this. the political system today is hyper partisan. both sides are at fault. you know what, general, come on this show. we agree. john, let's -- i guess start with this. how big of a split is...
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you know, this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reagan. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftist president in american history. >> gingrich ends his campaign with two primary victories in his column. he says he is ready to go back to being what he calls an active citizen. former presidential candidate, michele bachmann, plans to endorse mitt romney tomorrow. they say the announcement will happen tomorrow in portsmoth, virginia. facebook will begin publicly trading on the stock market on may 18th. the wall street journal reports facebook will begin wooing private investigators in a road show on monday. they originally planned to raise $5 billion in its i.b.o. but has yet to set its final target. >> whatever it is, i think it will be a lot of money. >>> junior seau, one of pro football's best players. he is dead tonight at his own hand. the cost of a career in the nfl. >>> questions about mitt romney as a businessman from a man that worked alongside governor romney at bain capital. ouffer's steam g should get some cr
you know, this is not a choice between mitt romney and ronald reagan. this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftist president in american history. >> gingrich ends his campaign with two primary victories in his column. he says he is ready to go back to being what he calls an active citizen. former presidential candidate, michele bachmann, plans to endorse mitt romney tomorrow. they say the announcement will happen tomorrow in portsmoth, virginia. facebook will begin...
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representative patrick mchenry has proposed changing the face of the $50 bill from grant to ronald reagan. he said it is time to give reagan a place beside roosevelt and kennedy. they are commemorated on the dime and half dollar. earlier this year the harris poll asked who is the best president in history? reagan came in second to lincoln. this weekend a poll asked what americans thought swapping the gipper for grant. only 12% of those polled thought it was a good idea. 79% were against it. even republicans were against
representative patrick mchenry has proposed changing the face of the $50 bill from grant to ronald reagan. he said it is time to give reagan a place beside roosevelt and kennedy. they are commemorated on the dime and half dollar. earlier this year the harris poll asked who is the best president in history? reagan came in second to lincoln. this weekend a poll asked what americans thought swapping the gipper for grant. only 12% of those polled thought it was a good idea. 79% were against it....
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even ronald reagan's tax cuts, he had democrats voting with him on those. >> when you sat down with the president in asia, he called it whack a mole, right? >> he used that phrase, politically speaking. let me explain the oprah factor here, and this is taking a risk. >> the oprah factor, good luck. >> which is basically she was the big story this week and she's not going leave for two years and this health care bill, even if the democrats win will not kick in until 2014. they still will not get the political benefit. if you're blanche lincoln, the taxes are kicking in sooner. the tough medicine is kicking in, but the benefits are years down the road. that makes that vote even harder. >> that's why you heard mary landrieu of louisiana another one of the last holdouts talk about that specifically on the senate floor and i actually talked to her after she made her speech yesterday in the halls and she said that one of her big concerns is about the fact that, look, we're going to make these changes and there's such a lag that i'm afraid that insurance companies are going say and look at all
even ronald reagan's tax cuts, he had democrats voting with him on those. >> when you sat down with the president in asia, he called it whack a mole, right? >> he used that phrase, politically speaking. let me explain the oprah factor here, and this is taking a risk. >> the oprah factor, good luck. >> which is basically she was the big story this week and she's not going leave for two years and this health care bill, even if the democrats win will not kick in until 2014....
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. >> ronald reagan had the same rating as bill clinton at 62% and richard nixon was down to 51% in 1973. both lyndon johnson and dwight eisenhower topped everyone here, they reached the low 70s. they were at 71% and 73% respentively. >> that's pretty impressive. >> those numbers would never exit tod exist today. >>> thousands of people are starting to descend this morning. >> never too early to get ready. this morning, though, we'll look past the oath of office to the next four years. the issues, the plans, the prospects. as joe johns reports, some of the most notorious scandals also happened in the second term. >> reporter: president obama has high hopes for the next four years. >> i intend to carry out the agenda that i campaigned on. >> reporter: if he wants to reach that goal, history says a second-term president has got to move fast. >> power does seep away from the presidency very quickly in the second term. >> second term presidents and their congresses have two different clocks and the president's clock is now moving towards history and the longer view and he can take more risks
. >> ronald reagan had the same rating as bill clinton at 62% and richard nixon was down to 51% in 1973. both lyndon johnson and dwight eisenhower topped everyone here, they reached the low 70s. they were at 71% and 73% respentively. >> that's pretty impressive. >> those numbers would never exit tod exist today. >>> thousands of people are starting to descend this morning. >> never too early to get ready. this morning, though, we'll look past the oath of office...
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reagan. in the absence of that, don't states have a duty to do something to try and protect their citizens, in the absence of the federal government doing very little? >> yeah, i mean, there is no doubt that's what law enforcement in the states is important. obviously you want to protect your citizens from crime, and clearly is it a crime if these illegal immigrants come in and take jobs away, or are in fact committing crimes, etc., that's what local law enforcement is about. everybody has sympathy for the states that are seeing an increase in crime as a result of the illegal immigration. >> let me turn you to politics now. we are close to the fall, which is the kickoff of the mid terms. we see a president whose approval ratings drifted below the 50% mark for approval on his job in various elements of his job, including the economy. are there places in michigan where the president showing up might hurt a democratic candidate? >> no, i don't think so. not where it would hurt a democratic candi
reagan. in the absence of that, don't states have a duty to do something to try and protect their citizens, in the absence of the federal government doing very little? >> yeah, i mean, there is no doubt that's what law enforcement in the states is important. obviously you want to protect your citizens from crime, and clearly is it a crime if these illegal immigrants come in and take jobs away, or are in fact committing crimes, etc., that's what local law enforcement is about. everybody...
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comes in the backdrop also used by ronald reagan. jim acosta is there using it as well and he is in liberty park, new jersey. jim, huntsman has little name recognition but his candidacy is already catching the attention of the white house. >> reporter: it certainly is. i mean, you mentioned the fact that he is going to be standing in the shadow of not only the statue of liberty, but ronald reagan today, when he makes his presidential announcement and what better way to sort of wash away the memory for some conservatives that he was the u.s. bread for china for president obama and some republicans don't like about jon huntsman to be frank with you. he is trying to overcome that and do that in his speech, he hopes in just about 30 minutes from now. he will talk about the economy and the mounting national debt and say if we don't solve both of these problems in future generations, they are not going to have the kind of future that americans enjoy now. and, you know, some of that comes as what of a surprise to the white house. david axel
comes in the backdrop also used by ronald reagan. jim acosta is there using it as well and he is in liberty park, new jersey. jim, huntsman has little name recognition but his candidacy is already catching the attention of the white house. >> reporter: it certainly is. i mean, you mentioned the fact that he is going to be standing in the shadow of not only the statue of liberty, but ronald reagan today, when he makes his presidential announcement and what better way to sort of wash away...
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. >> i'm confident we can get social security done in the same way ronald reagan and tip o'neil were able to get it done, parties coming together, making some modest adjustments. >> listen to this go back in time a few days before barack obama became its president of the united states. he is the president-elect in this conversation and still talking like a guy who says i'm going to be different, i'm going to change washington, i'm not going to play by the old washington rules. what is your timetable for action in congress? >> you know, i thinks here the difference. there's something about $1 trillion that gets people's attention. >> one would hope. >> i hope. and i think that across the political spectrum, people are looking at what we have to do now to get this economy become on track it and they are saying to themselves we know we can't sustain this. that means we have got to make some tough decision and i'm going to be using a significant amount of political capital. >> significant amount of political capital. the question was specifically about social security and the president s
. >> i'm confident we can get social security done in the same way ronald reagan and tip o'neil were able to get it done, parties coming together, making some modest adjustments. >> listen to this go back in time a few days before barack obama became its president of the united states. he is the president-elect in this conversation and still talking like a guy who says i'm going to be different, i'm going to change washington, i'm not going to play by the old washington rules. what...
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ronald reagan was elected at age 69. john mccain ran at 72 and would have been the oldest president in our history if he had won. ronald reagan was 77 years old when he left office but joe biden in 2016 is that a possibility? not closing any doors. >> it was shocking to me, absolutely stunning. i mean, i remember when dick cheney ran and he said, you know, i'm running with george w. bush and i've given him my word that i will never run for elective office and he didn't. and so i thought biden was kind of on the same page but i guess not. >> let's listen to a little bit more, listen a little bit more where he is saying, look. i wouldn't have this job now vice president if i didn't think i was qualified to be number one. >> i wouldn't have run for president in the first place. i don't think the president would have picked me unless he thought i'd be good at the job. my job now and will be and remains vice president of the united states and we've got the order right. president obama, vice president biden. >> i'm fascinated
ronald reagan was elected at age 69. john mccain ran at 72 and would have been the oldest president in our history if he had won. ronald reagan was 77 years old when he left office but joe biden in 2016 is that a possibility? not closing any doors. >> it was shocking to me, absolutely stunning. i mean, i remember when dick cheney ran and he said, you know, i'm running with george w. bush and i've given him my word that i will never run for elective office and he didn't. and so i thought...
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there's a dinner for the late ronald reagan this week in iowa. guess who's not coming to dinner? bingo. it's like a new political bumper sticker, less is more. while in bumper sticker mode, the president's new catchphrase, we can't wait. he toured the country this week offering up what we can do without congress, tweaking programs to help homeowners, lower student debt payments and boost hiring prospects for veterans looking for a job in the health care industry. anything might help the economy, but most economists say it's pretty small stuff. >> if you're one of the millions of homeowners can't refinance their homes because the home values have dropped, though they've made the payments every month, it's not a small thing. >> it's a big political message, too. the rough translation of we can't wait is, i'm out here doing something while congress twiddles its thumbs. fred? >> thanks so much, candy. >>> still ahead, the evangelical presence in the gop. is it dividing the party? . jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would lov
there's a dinner for the late ronald reagan this week in iowa. guess who's not coming to dinner? bingo. it's like a new political bumper sticker, less is more. while in bumper sticker mode, the president's new catchphrase, we can't wait. he toured the country this week offering up what we can do without congress, tweaking programs to help homeowners, lower student debt payments and boost hiring prospects for veterans looking for a job in the health care industry. anything might help the...
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at this point in ronald reagan's presidency it was 44%. all three of them as you know went on to get themselves re-elected. how much should we read into this slight decline in obama's approval number? >> we shouldn't say he can't be re-elected. you can have a slump in your approval rating and be re-elected. the most significant factor is the liberals aren't happy with him. so a key question for the president even if they get mad about this deal can he get his base back? he's got time before the election. one thing is significantly different, ronald reagan 8% unemployment, the economy was growing. it had started to come out of recession. bill clinton he had ross perot. so when bill clinton of at 46%. he won the presidency with 43% and won re-election running against bob dole. now the iraq war of getting going there that would be where george w. bush's numbers came down but he went on to win re-election by the time he got to re-election it was a closer dynamic. >> long way to go. thanks, john very much. she's the force behind the embattled m
at this point in ronald reagan's presidency it was 44%. all three of them as you know went on to get themselves re-elected. how much should we read into this slight decline in obama's approval number? >> we shouldn't say he can't be re-elected. you can have a slump in your approval rating and be re-elected. the most significant factor is the liberals aren't happy with him. so a key question for the president even if they get mad about this deal can he get his base back? he's got time...
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reagan. >> in 1995, at the gold water institute, nancy reagan said that ronald reagan's torch had been passed to me as speaker of the house and i was carrying out the values he believed in. >> reporter: on another note, he had to concede he was wrong last week when he claimed his team offered several witnesses to abc news to refute statement by his ex-wife marianne in an enter view aired last week. the on witnesses were gingrich's two daughters from his first marriage who was both interviewed by the network. it's beginning to look like an yachtout assault with web ads, angry words, and and gingrich seems to be stirring up a running future with the republican establishment, apparently in the hopes he'll be able to lure some of those re l rebellious tea party types into his camp. >> thanks very much. >>> all right. this just coming into "the situation room." new information potential embarrassing information involving mitt romney's campaign. what is going on, jim acosta? >> reporter: the romney campaign is confirming that it is reviewing discrepancies that exist between the tax returns t
reagan. >> in 1995, at the gold water institute, nancy reagan said that ronald reagan's torch had been passed to me as speaker of the house and i was carrying out the values he believed in. >> reporter: on another note, he had to concede he was wrong last week when he claimed his team offered several witnesses to abc news to refute statement by his ex-wife marianne in an enter view aired last week. the on witnesses were gingrich's two daughters from his first marriage who was both...
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. ♪ pamela gorman trying to link herself with barry goldwater, ronald reagan, she even sent out a tweet saying, watch my new ad. it's a lot different than the last one. >> she clearly doesn't have a theme and a message that has resonated with voters or else i think you would see her at this point in the election trying to stick to one theme and one message. she hasn't found it. >> those two things marry each other. she's saying she's a firm supporter of second amendment rights which plays extremely big in the western part of the country. but speaking of the western part of the country, gold water awat reagan, so those two themes marry each other very, very well. >> let's stay out in the west. a number of fascinating elections. one of the things we watch and we watch a lot of ads every day here, because they tell you a lot about how close is the race, what's the tone of the race. in colorado, running for governor, the democratic candidate, is the mayor. republicans nominated a candidate last week that the republican party is asking, begging to drop out of the race because they don't thin
. ♪ pamela gorman trying to link herself with barry goldwater, ronald reagan, she even sent out a tweet saying, watch my new ad. it's a lot different than the last one. >> she clearly doesn't have a theme and a message that has resonated with voters or else i think you would see her at this point in the election trying to stick to one theme and one message. she hasn't found it. >> those two things marry each other. she's saying she's a firm supporter of second amendment rights...
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on politics, kennedy found ronald reagan charming but removed from the details of policy. the "time"s says he also wrote critically of jimmy carter, with whom kennedy had a chilly relationship after a bitter primary fight. kennedy accuses the former president to be too timid to address any substantive health care reform. he did not really listen. the 532-page memoir is scheduled for sale september 14th. kennedy did not plan it this way. but they are his final words on ted kennedy, the successes, the failures, and everything else. "our sins," he wrote, "don't define the whole picture of who we are." candy crowley, cnn, washington. >>> speculation is swirling around the supreme court, mid rumors that the oldest justice, 89-year-old john paul stevens has hired only one clerk for the upcoming term. that is seen as a signal that stevens may soon retire. the newest justice, sonia sotomayor, will be formally seated next week and in a fascinating group of interviews, her colleagues actually confessed to feeling, well, a little suppressed out by the change in their ranks. they spok
on politics, kennedy found ronald reagan charming but removed from the details of policy. the "time"s says he also wrote critically of jimmy carter, with whom kennedy had a chilly relationship after a bitter primary fight. kennedy accuses the former president to be too timid to address any substantive health care reform. he did not really listen. the 532-page memoir is scheduled for sale september 14th. kennedy did not plan it this way. but they are his final words on ted kennedy, the...
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and it wasn't just starting with ronald reagan. it goes back -- well, it's happened a lot even since then. take a look. >> from now on when the public hears the name gramm, rudman or hollings they'll think deficit reductions. >> maybe not because congress managed to find ways around the spending limits. the supreme court struck down parts of it and the deficit grew. since then there have been nearly a dozen commissions, a dozen commissions and committees, set up to deal with deficits, government spending, taxes, entitlements. four within the last year alone including the one headed by former gop senatorial lab simpson and ex clinton chief of staff irs kin bowles. politicians were lining up to praise that commission or compare it to their own plans. >> it's modelled after the bipartisan simpson bowles proposal. >> the proposal exactly along the lines of what the simpson bowles commission. >> along the lines that simpson bowles talked about. >> a lot of the components of bowles simpson. a lot of voices from participants in the bowles
and it wasn't just starting with ronald reagan. it goes back -- well, it's happened a lot even since then. take a look. >> from now on when the public hears the name gramm, rudman or hollings they'll think deficit reductions. >> maybe not because congress managed to find ways around the spending limits. the supreme court struck down parts of it and the deficit grew. since then there have been nearly a dozen commissions, a dozen commissions and committees, set up to deal with...
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i don't think it's inconceivable that a party that has gone so far right that ronald reagan would not recognize it could very well turn and nominate sarah palin. it would be the best thing that ever happened for barack obama. it wouldn't be so graeat for th republicans, but it would be great for president obama. >> we'll see you guys next week. >>> up next, my exclusive interview with senate minority leader senator mitch mcconnell. um...where are we? don't just think about it. put lendingtree to the test. get the best deal, or $1,000. >>> i have had a lot of fun this week getting out of the office and roaming the hauls on capitol hill. last night we had an exclusive conversation with the former speaker unanimously pelosi. i went up to the hill again today to visit the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. thank you for your time. let me just ask you quickly off the top, what lesson have you learned in our first week of divided government? it sounds like after a relatively calm bipartisan lame duck session to be a lot more partisan around here again. >> i think we have a six to nin
i don't think it's inconceivable that a party that has gone so far right that ronald reagan would not recognize it could very well turn and nominate sarah palin. it would be the best thing that ever happened for barack obama. it wouldn't be so graeat for th republicans, but it would be great for president obama. >> we'll see you guys next week. >>> up next, my exclusive interview with senate minority leader senator mitch mcconnell. um...where are we? don't just think about it....
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we will that day reinstate ronald reagan's mexico city policy -- no money for abortion overseas, period. and we will have an executive order to repeat every act of religious bigotry by the obama administration, period. my goal, with your help is that by the time president obama lands in chicago, we will have repudiated at least 40% of his government on the opening day. america works when americans are working. the theme will be a paycheck president versus a food stamp president. i believe we will win that fight by a huge margin. oy worked with president reagan. i worked with president clinton. in those four years we got down to 4.2% unemployment. how do you do it? really serious change. i have only one measurements, so i want the establishment to understand up front. this is not about fairness, this is about maximizing economic grout to put americans back to work and create the most dynamic economy on the planet and rebuild or manufacturing base so we pull away from china and become once again the dominant country on the planet in economic turfs. first, you eliminate the capital gains t
we will that day reinstate ronald reagan's mexico city policy -- no money for abortion overseas, period. and we will have an executive order to repeat every act of religious bigotry by the obama administration, period. my goal, with your help is that by the time president obama lands in chicago, we will have repudiated at least 40% of his government on the opening day. america works when americans are working. the theme will be a paycheck president versus a food stamp president. i believe we...